Hypertrophic pachymeningitis. Case report
Arq. neuropsiquiatr
;
61(1): 107-111, mar. 2003. ilus
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in English
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| ID: lil-331170
ABSTRACT
Hypertrophic pachymeningits is an unusual cause of neurological symptoms and is often secondary to infections, carcinomatosis or inflammatory diseases. It may also be idiopathic. We report a case of pachymeningitis which was manifested primarily by psychosis and visual loss with optic atrophy and destruction of nasal septum. The patient, a 45 year old woman was submitted to extensive investigation without evidence of any underlying disease. A meningeal biopsy was performed and showed a mostly unspecific inflammatory process with extensive fibrosis of the dura and few early stage granulomas. These findings suggest either neurosarcoidosis or idiopathic hypertrophic pachymeningitis
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Main subject:
Meningitis
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Arq. neuropsiquiatr
Journal subject:
Neurology
/
Psychiatry
Year:
2003
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
University of Campinas/BR
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